Helsinki Showdown

The Helsinki Showdown 2015 will take place in the Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland on the 10th October 2015. The competition will be a fierce battle between 100 international crossfit athletes to see who will be victorious and take home their share of the 30.000 € prize purse!

Helsinki Showdown 2015 will take place in the Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland on the 10th October 2015. The competition will be a fierce battle between 100 international CrossFit athletes to see who will be victorious and take home their share of the 30,000€ prize purse!

1st Place – 10,000 €

Jonne Koski and Julie Abildgaard

The first place price money amounts to a staggering sum of 10,000 € and this is not divided between the sexes but given to each first place winner.

2nd Place – 2,000 €

Kevin Jurs and Þuríður Erla Helgadóttir

The second place price money amounts to a sum of 2,000 € and is not divided between the sexes but given to each 2nd place finisher.

3rd Place – 1,000 €

Simon Nybacka and Mikaela Norman

The third place price money amounts to a sum of 1,000 € and is not divided between the sexes but given to each 3rd place finisher.

The Helsinki Ice Hall is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. The arena has a capacity of 8,200 spectators. It is the home arena for the Helsinki ice-hockey team HIFK of the Finnish national hockey league. The Ice Hall is also known as Petoluola, Finnish for ”The beast cave”.

The Schedule For The Day

The Helsinki Showdown 2015 Qualifiers

The qualifiers will begin on the 27th August and consist of 3 WODs

To be awarded the prizes each winner must attend the main event
1st Place Male and Female – 1000€ (Jonne Koski and Julie Abildgaard)
2nd Place Male and Female – 650€ (Kevin Jurs and Þuríður Erla Helgadóttir)
3rd Place Male and Female – 350€ (Jussi Mutikainen and Heidi Horelli)

WOD 1

To be released 27th August,
scores submitted by 31st August
(GMT+3:00) 21:00.

WOD 3

Score submissions & Video guide

The registration for the online qualifiers is now open and it will close at 21:00 (GMT+3:00) on Sunday 30th of August. No late entries will be accepted. All athletes will need to register under a CrossFit Affiliate. An affiliate manager will have to be nominated and will be responsible for verifying athletes scores each week. Affiliate managers need to be nominated to info@helsinkishowdown.com, after which they will receive further information.

Only non-affiliated athletes will have to submit a link of their video (YouTube/Vimeo) after every qualifier WOD. The organisers reserve the right to request a video from any of the competing athletes at any point before the actual main event!

Prior to starting, the athlete should clearly state their name, affiliate and country. The plates, barbell and other equipment to be used in the workout should be seen clearly. All video submissions should be uncut and unedited in order to accurately display the performance. A second person with a stopwatch should be in the frame throughout the entire workout. Shoot the video from an angle so all movements can be clearly seen meeting the movement standards.

Scoring standards for the qualifiers and main event

The Athlete with the best performance over multiple workouts in the qualifiers and main event wins and/or advances. The winner will be determined by lowest point in total.

Ties on the overall Leaderboard (either for the qualifiers, or main event) will be broken by awarding the best position to the Athlete who has the highest result in any single workout. If Athletes are still tied, the process continues to their next highest single result, and so forth. Ties will not be broken for single event results.

If an Athlete does not advance to the next workout for any reason (DNF, injury, disqualification, etc.), they will be ranked below all competitors who started that workout and are not eligible to advance to the next stage of competition.

Scaling or modifying the workout is prohibited (unless otherwise stated) and will cause the Athlete to not advance.

Get Involved

Get involved in the Helsinki Showdown and be part of one of the biggest events for crossfitters in Europe this year. With an amazing venue, the best equipment, cutting edge visuals and a great team, this is an opportunity not to be missed. If you are interested in becoming a PARTNER, VENDOR or a VOLUNTEER please contact info@helsinkishowdown.com.

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